diff --git a/packages/data-designer/src/data_designer/cli/commands/recipes.py b/packages/data-designer/src/data_designer/cli/commands/recipes.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..101eee9f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/data-designer/src/data_designer/cli/commands/recipes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import click
+import typer
+from pydantic import BaseModel, ValidationError
+
+from data_designer.cli.ui import console, print_error, print_header, print_success
+from data_designer.config.errors import InvalidConfigError
+from data_designer.config.utils.constants import DEFAULT_NUM_RECORDS
+from data_designer.config.utils.io_helpers import smart_load_yaml
+from data_designer.interface import DataDesigner
+from data_designer.recipes.recipe import DataDesignerRecipe
+from data_designer.recipes.registry import RecipeLoadError, RecipeRegistry
+
+
+def list_command() -> None:
+    """List installed Data Designer recipes."""
+    try:
+        recipes = RecipeRegistry().list_recipes()
+    except RecipeLoadError as exc:
+        print_error(str(exc))
+        raise typer.Exit(code=1) from exc
+
+    print_header("Installed Data Designer Recipes")
+    if not recipes:
+        console.print("  No recipes found.")
+        return
+
+    for item in recipes:
+        console.print(f"  [bold]{item.entry_point_name}[/bold] — {item.recipe.description}")
+
+
+def show_command(
+    recipe_name: str = typer.Argument(..., help="Installed recipe name."),
+) -> None:
+    """Show a recipe's metadata and config schema."""
+    try:
+        recipe = RecipeRegistry().get_recipe(recipe_name)
+    except RecipeLoadError as exc:
+        print_error(str(exc))
+        raise typer.Exit(code=1) from exc
+
+    print_header(f"Recipe: {recipe.name}")
+    console.print(f"  Description: {recipe.description}")
+    console.print("  Config schema:")
+    console.print_json(data=recipe.config_model.model_json_schema())
+
+
+def run_recipe_command(
+    recipe_name: str = typer.Argument(..., help="Installed recipe name."),
+    config_path: Path | None = typer.Option(
+        None,
+        "--config",
+        "-c",
+        help="YAML/JSON recipe configuration file. Omit for recipes with an empty config model.",
+    ),
+    mode: str = typer.Option(
+        "create",
+        "--mode",
+        click_type=click.Choice(["create", "preview", "validate"], case_sensitive=False),
+        help="Execution mode.",
+    ),
+    num_records: int = typer.Option(
+        DEFAULT_NUM_RECORDS,
+        "--num-records",
+        "-n",
+        help="Number of records to generate.",
+        min=1,
+    ),
+    dataset_name: str = typer.Option(
+        "dataset",
+        "--dataset-name",
+        "-d",
+        help="Name for the generated dataset folder when --mode=create.",
+    ),
+    artifact_path: Path | None = typer.Option(
+        None,
+        "--artifact-path",
+        "-o",
+        help="Path where generated artifacts will be stored. Defaults to ./artifacts.",
+    ),
+) -> None:
+    """Run an installed Data Designer recipe."""
+    try:
+        recipe = RecipeRegistry().get_recipe(recipe_name)
+        recipe_config = _load_recipe_config(recipe, config_path)
+        config_builder = recipe.build_config(recipe_config)
+    except RecipeLoadError as exc:
+        print_error(str(exc))
+        raise typer.Exit(code=1) from exc
+    except Exception as exc:
+        print_error(f"Failed to build recipe {recipe_name!r}: {exc}")
+        raise typer.Exit(code=1) from exc
+
+    resolved_artifact_path = artifact_path or Path.cwd() / "artifacts"
+
+    print_header("Data Designer Recipe")
+    console.print(f"  Recipe: [bold]{recipe.name}[/bold]")
+    console.print(f"  Mode: [bold]{mode}[/bold]")
+    console.print(f"  Records: [bold]{num_records}[/bold]")
+    console.print(f"  Artifact path: [bold]{resolved_artifact_path}[/bold]")
+    if config_path is not None:
+        console.print(f"  Config: [bold]{config_path}[/bold]")
+    console.print()
+
+    data_designer = DataDesigner(artifact_path=resolved_artifact_path)
+    try:
+        if mode == "validate":
+            data_designer.validate(config_builder)
+            print_success("Recipe configuration is valid")
+            return
+
+        if mode == "preview":
+            results = data_designer.preview(config_builder, num_records=num_records)
+            results.display_sample_record(index=0)
+            print_success(f"Recipe preview complete — {len(results.dataset)} record(s) generated")
+            return
+
+        results = data_designer.create(config_builder, num_records=num_records, dataset_name=dataset_name)
+        if recipe.postprocess is not None:
+            recipe.postprocess(results, recipe_config)
+        print_success(f"Recipe create complete — {len(results.load_dataset())} record(s) generated")
+    except InvalidConfigError as exc:
+        print_error(f"Recipe configuration is invalid: {exc}")
+        raise typer.Exit(code=1) from exc
+    except Exception as exc:
+        print_error(f"Recipe execution failed: {exc}")
+        raise typer.Exit(code=1) from exc
+
+
+def _load_recipe_config(recipe: DataDesignerRecipe, config_path: Path | None) -> BaseModel:
+    """Load and validate a recipe config file."""
+    raw_config = {}
+    if config_path is not None:
+        try:
+            raw_config = smart_load_yaml(config_path)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            raise RecipeLoadError(f"Failed to load recipe config {config_path}: {exc}") from exc
+
+    if raw_config is None:
+        raw_config = {}
+    if not isinstance(raw_config, dict):
+        raise RecipeLoadError(f"Recipe config for {recipe.name!r} must be a mapping, got {type(raw_config).__name__}.")
+
+    try:
+        return recipe.config_model.model_validate(raw_config)
+    except ValidationError as exc:
+        raise RecipeLoadError(f"Invalid config for recipe {recipe.name!r}: {exc}") from exc
diff --git a/packages/data-designer/src/data_designer/cli/main.py b/packages/data-designer/src/data_designer/cli/main.py
index a6e68f3fa..b81d23246 100644
--- a/packages/data-designer/src/data_designer/cli/main.py
+++ b/packages/data-designer/src/data_designer/cli/main.py
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ def _is_version_request(args: list[str]) -> bool:
                 "help": "Validate a Data Designer configuration",
                 "rich_help_panel": "Generation",
             },
+            "run-recipe": {
+                "module": f"{_CMD}.recipes",
+                "attr": "run_recipe_command",
+                "help": "Run an installed Data Designer recipe",
+                "rich_help_panel": "Recipes",
+            },
         }
     ),
     add_completion=False,
@@ -120,6 +126,26 @@ def _is_version_request(args: list[str]) -> bool:
     no_args_is_help=True,
 )
 
+recipes_app = typer.Typer(
+    name="recipes",
+    help="Discover installed Data Designer recipes",
+    cls=create_lazy_typer_group(
+        {
+            "list": {
+                "module": f"{_CMD}.recipes",
+                "attr": "list_command",
+                "help": "List installed recipes",
+            },
+            "show": {
+                "module": f"{_CMD}.recipes",
+                "attr": "show_command",
+                "help": "Show recipe metadata and config schema",
+            },
+        }
+    ),
+    no_args_is_help=True,
+)
+
 _AGENT_CMD = f"{_CMD}.agent"
 
 
@@ -150,6 +176,7 @@ def _build_agent_lazy_group(prefix: str) -> dict[str, dict[str, str]]:
 # Add setup command groups
 app.add_typer(config_app, name="config", rich_help_panel="Setup")
 app.add_typer(download_app, name="download", rich_help_panel="Setup")
+app.add_typer(recipes_app, name="recipes", rich_help_panel="Recipes")
 app.add_typer(agent_app, name="agent", rich_help_panel="Agent")
 
 
diff --git a/packages/data-designer/src/data_designer/recipes/__init__.py b/packages/data-designer/src/data_designer/recipes/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..12eaa3f9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/data-designer/src/data_designer/recipes/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from data_designer.recipes.recipe import DataDesignerRecipe
+from data_designer.recipes.registry import RecipeRegistry
+
+__all__ = ["DataDesignerRecipe", "RecipeRegistry"]
diff --git a/packages/data-designer/src/data_designer/recipes/recipe.py b/packages/data-designer/src/data_designer/recipes/recipe.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5266c679b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/data-designer/src/data_designer/recipes/recipe.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from collections.abc import Callable
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Any
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+from data_designer.config.config_builder import DataDesignerConfigBuilder
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class DataDesignerRecipe:
+    """A reusable Data Designer pipeline composition.
+
+    Recipe packages register instances of this class through the
+    ``data_designer.recipes`` entry point group. The Data Designer CLI owns the
+    generic execution flow; recipe packages own config validation and the
+    construction of a :class:`DataDesignerConfigBuilder`.
+
+    Attributes:
+        name: Stable recipe name used by ``data-designer run-recipe``.
+        description: Human-readable summary shown by ``data-designer recipes``.
+        config_model: Pydantic model class used to validate recipe config files.
+        build_config: Callable that converts a validated recipe config into a
+            :class:`DataDesignerConfigBuilder`.
+        postprocess: Optional callback invoked after ``create`` runs. This is
+            intended for exports or recipe-specific artifacts, not for adding
+            generation columns.
+    """
+
+    name: str
+    description: str
+    config_model: type[BaseModel]
+    build_config: Callable[[BaseModel], DataDesignerConfigBuilder]
+    postprocess: Callable[[Any, BaseModel], None] | None = None
diff --git a/packages/data-designer/src/data_designer/recipes/registry.py b/packages/data-designer/src/data_designer/recipes/registry.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18304cf9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/data-designer/src/data_designer/recipes/registry.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import importlib.metadata
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+from data_designer.recipes.recipe import DataDesignerRecipe
+
+RECIPE_ENTRY_POINT_GROUP = "data_designer.recipes"
+
+
+class RecipeLoadError(Exception):
+    """Raised when a Data Designer recipe entry point cannot be loaded."""
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class RecipeInfo:
+    """Metadata for an installed recipe."""
+
+    entry_point_name: str
+    recipe: DataDesignerRecipe
+
+
+class RecipeRegistry:
+    """Discover and load Data Designer recipes from Python entry points."""
+
+    def list_recipes(self) -> list[RecipeInfo]:
+        """Return all installed recipes sorted by entry point name."""
+        recipes: list[RecipeInfo] = []
+        for entry_point in importlib.metadata.entry_points(group=RECIPE_ENTRY_POINT_GROUP):
+            recipe = self._load_entry_point(entry_point)
+            recipes.append(RecipeInfo(entry_point_name=entry_point.name, recipe=recipe))
+        return sorted(recipes, key=lambda item: item.entry_point_name)
+
+    def get_recipe(self, recipe_name: str) -> DataDesignerRecipe:
+        """Load a recipe by entry point name or recipe ``name``.
+
+        Args:
+            recipe_name: Entry point name or ``DataDesignerRecipe.name``.
+
+        Returns:
+            The requested recipe.
+
+        Raises:
+            RecipeLoadError: If no matching recipe is installed.
+        """
+        for item in self.list_recipes():
+            if recipe_name in (item.entry_point_name, item.recipe.name):
+                return item.recipe
+        raise RecipeLoadError(f"No installed Data Designer recipe named {recipe_name!r}.")
+
+    def _load_entry_point(self, entry_point: importlib.metadata.EntryPoint) -> DataDesignerRecipe:
+        try:
+            loaded = entry_point.load()
+        except Exception as exc:
+            raise RecipeLoadError(f"Failed to load recipe entry point {entry_point.name!r}: {exc}") from exc
+
+        if not isinstance(loaded, DataDesignerRecipe):
+            raise RecipeLoadError(
+                f"Recipe entry point {entry_point.name!r} returned {type(loaded).__name__}, "
+                "expected DataDesignerRecipe."
+            )
+        return loaded
diff --git a/packages/data-designer/tests/cli/commands/test_recipes_command.py b/packages/data-designer/tests/cli/commands/test_recipes_command.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06ae6aa7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/data-designer/tests/cli/commands/test_recipes_command.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+from data_designer.cli.commands.recipes import run_recipe_command
+from data_designer.recipes.recipe import DataDesignerRecipe
+
+
+class DemoRecipeConfig(BaseModel):
+    """Demo recipe config."""
+
+    value: str = "default"
+
+
+def test_run_recipe_command_builds_and_creates_recipe() -> None:
+    mock_config_builder = MagicMock()
+    build_config = MagicMock(return_value=mock_config_builder)
+    postprocess = MagicMock()
+    recipe = DataDesignerRecipe(
+        name="demo",
+        description="Demo recipe",
+        config_model=DemoRecipeConfig,
+        build_config=build_config,
+        postprocess=postprocess,
+    )
+    mock_results = MagicMock()
+    mock_results.load_dataset.return_value = [object(), object()]
+
+    with (
+        patch("data_designer.cli.commands.recipes.RecipeRegistry") as mock_registry_cls,
+        patch("data_designer.cli.commands.recipes.DataDesigner") as mock_data_designer_cls,
+    ):
+        mock_registry_cls.return_value.get_recipe.return_value = recipe
+        mock_data_designer_cls.return_value.create.return_value = mock_results
+
+        run_recipe_command(
+            recipe_name="demo",
+            config_path=None,
+            mode="create",
+            num_records=2,
+            dataset_name="demo-dataset",
+            artifact_path=Path("/tmp/artifacts"),
+        )
+
+    mock_registry_cls.return_value.get_recipe.assert_called_once_with("demo")
+    build_config.assert_called_once()
+    mock_data_designer_cls.assert_called_once_with(artifact_path=Path("/tmp/artifacts"))
+    mock_data_designer_cls.return_value.create.assert_called_once_with(
+        mock_config_builder,
+        num_records=2,
+        dataset_name="demo-dataset",
+    )
+    postprocess.assert_called_once()
diff --git a/packages/data-designer/tests/cli/test_main.py b/packages/data-designer/tests/cli/test_main.py
index 32d9cfc7d..f9e3ab5b2 100644
--- a/packages/data-designer/tests/cli/test_main.py
+++ b/packages/data-designer/tests/cli/test_main.py
@@ -6,14 +6,20 @@
 import importlib.metadata
 from unittest.mock import Mock, call, patch
 
+from pydantic import BaseModel
 from typer.testing import CliRunner
 
 from data_designer.cli.main import app, main
 from data_designer.config.utils.constants import DEFAULT_NUM_RECORDS
+from data_designer.recipes.recipe import DataDesignerRecipe
 
 runner = CliRunner()
 
 
+class DemoRecipeConfig(BaseModel):
+    """Demo recipe config."""
+
+
 @patch("data_designer.cli.main.app")
 @patch("data_designer.cli.main.ensure_cli_default_model_settings")
 def test_main_bootstraps_before_running_app(mock_bootstrap: Mock, mock_app: Mock) -> None:
@@ -85,3 +91,30 @@ def test_app_dispatches_lazy_create_command(mock_controller_cls: Mock) -> None:
         dataset_name="dataset",
         artifact_path=None,
     )
+
+
+@patch("data_designer.cli.commands.recipes.DataDesigner")
+@patch("data_designer.cli.commands.recipes.RecipeRegistry")
+def test_app_dispatches_lazy_run_recipe_command(mock_registry_cls: Mock, mock_data_designer_cls: Mock) -> None:
+    """The Typer app dispatches the recipe command through the lazy command loader."""
+    mock_config_builder = Mock()
+    recipe = DataDesignerRecipe(
+        name="demo",
+        description="Demo recipe",
+        config_model=DemoRecipeConfig,
+        build_config=Mock(return_value=mock_config_builder),
+    )
+    mock_registry_cls.return_value.get_recipe.return_value = recipe
+    mock_results = Mock()
+    mock_results.load_dataset.return_value = [object()]
+    mock_data_designer_cls.return_value.create.return_value = mock_results
+
+    result = runner.invoke(app, ["run-recipe", "demo", "--num-records", "1"])
+
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    mock_registry_cls.return_value.get_recipe.assert_called_once_with("demo")
+    mock_data_designer_cls.return_value.create.assert_called_once_with(
+        mock_config_builder,
+        num_records=1,
+        dataset_name="dataset",
+    )
diff --git a/packages/data-designer/tests/recipes/test_registry.py b/packages/data-designer/tests/recipes/test_registry.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..16613372d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/data-designer/tests/recipes/test_registry.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Any
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+import pytest
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+from data_designer.recipes.recipe import DataDesignerRecipe
+from data_designer.recipes.registry import RecipeLoadError, RecipeRegistry
+
+
+class EmptyRecipeConfig(BaseModel):
+    """Empty recipe config for registry tests."""
+
+
+class FakeEntryPoint:
+    """Minimal entry point stub."""
+
+    def __init__(self, name: str, loaded: Any):
+        self.name = name
+        self._loaded = loaded
+
+    def load(self) -> Any:
+        return self._loaded
+
+
+def _recipe(name: str = "demo") -> DataDesignerRecipe:
+    return DataDesignerRecipe(
+        name=name,
+        description="Demo recipe",
+        config_model=EmptyRecipeConfig,
+        build_config=lambda config: config,  # type: ignore[arg-type, return-value]
+    )
+
+
+def test_list_recipes_loads_recipe_entry_points() -> None:
+    recipe = _recipe()
+    entry_point = FakeEntryPoint("demo-entry-point", recipe)
+
+    with patch("data_designer.recipes.registry.importlib.metadata.entry_points", return_value=[entry_point]):
+        recipes = RecipeRegistry().list_recipes()
+
+    assert len(recipes) == 1
+    assert recipes[0].entry_point_name == "demo-entry-point"
+    assert recipes[0].recipe is recipe
+
+
+def test_get_recipe_matches_entry_point_or_recipe_name() -> None:
+    recipe = _recipe(name="demo-recipe")
+    entry_point = FakeEntryPoint("demo-entry-point", recipe)
+
+    with patch("data_designer.recipes.registry.importlib.metadata.entry_points", return_value=[entry_point]):
+        registry = RecipeRegistry()
+        assert registry.get_recipe("demo-entry-point") is recipe
+        assert registry.get_recipe("demo-recipe") is recipe
+
+
+def test_list_recipes_rejects_non_recipe_entry_points() -> None:
+    entry_point = FakeEntryPoint("bad", object())
+
+    with patch("data_designer.recipes.registry.importlib.metadata.entry_points", return_value=[entry_point]):
+        with pytest.raises(RecipeLoadError, match="expected DataDesignerRecipe"):
+            RecipeRegistry().list_recipes()